Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived here on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let’s get to it!

The Three Ws are:

What are you currently reading? What did you recently finish reading? What do you think you’ll read next?

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Currently reading: I made small progress with The Poe Shadow by Matthew Pearl and I think I’ll devote a little more time to it, but I might put it aside again soon. Honestly, it’s failing to grasp me and I can tell already that this will be a Two or Three Star book for me. It’s just not going anywhere.
I really dropped off my reading of Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson after moving so far with it last week. I’ve had busy lunches at work and not a lot of time outside to read it. I have to finish by the end of the year and I know I’ll make that though it may be a bit closer than I’d anticipated.
I’m already a third of the way through The Gilded Hour by Sara Donati. It’s hard not to think that I could have listened to a normal-length book in this same time. I’ll be on this one for a while, to be sure.
I’m enjoying People of the Book by Geraldine Brooks though I no longer think it will be my 1600s book for When Are You Reading? The timeline isn’t firmly set then and I want to get a book that better fits the period.

Recently finished: I wrapped up The Nick Adams Stories by Ernest Hemingway late last week. I’m not a bit fan of short story collections but I enjoyed this one more than I thought I would. Nick is very much like Hemingway, as are many of his characters, but I enjoyed reading about his time in Northern Michigan. I posted a review Monday so please check that out for more opinions. I gave it Three out of Five Stars.

I posted a review of Old School by Tobias Wolff last week. I liked this one a lot and it reminded me of some other books I’ve read and enjoyed before. I gave it Four out of Five Stars.

Reading Next: I have a bit of freedom here at the end of the year as my book clubs take time off for us to be with our families. I’ll probably start on the January book to get it out of the way. Our next one is Before the Fall by Noah Hawley. As is my preferred method of reading, I know nothing about this one and I’ll just hope for the best.

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You’ve reminded me that I have a copy of Before the Fall in my TBR pile but I suspect you’ll get round to reading it before I do. Sorry to hear The Poe Shadow isn’t gripping you as you hoped. Maybe explains some of the mixed reviews. I have it in my wishlist but as that contains an awful lot of books it would be encouraging to remove one!

I don’t think I’ve ever picked up a book I know nothing about. I tend to be quite obsessive about reading the blurb, checking reviews etc It does seem like it could lead to some interesting and unexpected reading experiences. Out of curiosity, if you don’t know what it’s about how do you pick? Is it based on recommendations?
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Recommendation is a big one. Award winners, too. And a lot of book club picks. Sometimes a title will get me, or a favorite author. Or an author I’m
told us similar to one I like. There are a number of ways and I never run short of books. Happy reading!

I’m currently reading ;- “If Cats Disappeared From The World” by Genki Kawamura, I think I’m enjoying it, comfortable style, simple story but I have cried a couple of times and think it is one that will keep coming back to me when I finish; “Beyond A Boundary” by CLR James, fantastic writer and thinker and the greatest book on any sport (broadly, it is a sports book but so much more) there is. I’m reading “Finn Family Mommintroll” by Tove Jansson to my kids

What I’ve just read:- “Reasons To Stay Alive” by Matt Haig, very readable and positive book which I think helped, in someway.

What I’m reading next:- “White Hunger” by Aki Ollikaren, sounds fascinating, about a famine in Finland.